Tag:wetland=fen

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Public-images-osm logo.svg wetland = fen
Wicken-Fen-Hide.jpg
Description
Groundwater-fed peatforming wetland covered by mosses, grasses, sedges, reeds, and wildflowers. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Natural wetland marsh.png
Group: natural
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Status: de facto

A fen is a groundwater-fed peatforming wetland covered by mosses, grasses, sedges, reeds, and wildflowers.  Fens do not grow much above the groundwater level.

How to map

Draw the outline area of the area and tag it with natural=wetland + wetland=fen.

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